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Snyder didnтАЩt like the way Fawcett circled the room like a buzzard looking for a
wounded animal, and was glad when he finally sat down behind the desk.
тАЬEnough small talk,тАЭ said Fawcett, looking into his snifter as he swirled his brandy,
releasing the sweet, metallic vapor. тАЬWhere do we stand?тАЭ
Rolander sat up straighter, his imposing size dominating the couch, and cleared his
throat, тАЬAs you know, Donald, the deal has been moving along smoothly. We have
our foreign assets in place, and the advance information we have received fits the
equation perfectlyтАж as we knew it would. In an undertaking such as this, the CYA,
or cover-your-ass factor, cannot be stressed greatly enoughтАФтАЭ
Fawcett interrupted Senator Rolander. тАЬThatтАЩs what I never did like about
politicians, always worrying about covering their asses when they should be
worrying about doing their jobs.тАЭ
тАЬListen, Donald,тАЭ said Rolander, тАЬdonтАЩt you fucking patronize me. This is one
serious deal, and if you think IтАЩm not covering my flanks, you are sorely mistaken.тАЭ
тАЬThereтАЩs nothing wrong with covering your flanks, Russ. Just donтАЩt spend so much
time watching your ass that you miss whatтАЩs right in front of you. Understand?тАЭ
тАЬYeah, I understand, all right. I just hope you do. This isnтАЩt shooting fish in a barrel.
This is serious business. The smallest detail could turn this into a major cluster fuck
and send us all running for coverтАж or worse.тАЭ
тАЬSpare me the lecture, Russ. I know this is serious business. IтАЩve got billions riding
on it. Jesus, with all of the power problems in California alone, youтАЩd think weтАЩd be
developing our fossil fuel capabilities further, not scaling back. What the fuck are
they thinking? Alternative energy sources? Not only are they dangerous and
unreliable, theyтАЩre just too much of a hard sell to the American public.тАЭ
тАЬBut, you forget about the greenhouse gases and global warming,тАЭ broke in
Rolander.
тАЬFuck the greenhouse gases, fuck the Kyoto Protocol, and fuck global warming,тАЭ
spat Fawcett. тАЬThatтАЩs all a bunch of inconclusive bullshit. I have invested tens of
millions of dollars trying to get you and your colleagues back east to see the light on
this one. God, if I never see another lobbyist or politician with his hand out again,
itтАЩll be too soon. But, after all is said and spent, whereтАЩd my money get me?
Nowhere, thatтАЩs where. If this fossil fuel rollback happens, I donтАЩt even want to
think about how much money IтАЩll lose. ItтАЩs bad enough the government has forced
us into selling power to states like California at fire-sale prices, but now they want to
go further and whittle away our market. I have gone at this thing every way I can, and
now the buck stops here.тАЭ
тАЬWhich brings me right back to what I was saying, Donald. To avoid this thing
hitting the fan, weтАЩve got to have a flawless strategy,тАЭ said Rolander.
тАЬRelax, Russ. I told you already that I have the details all worked out. You think I
want this deal to go sour? Besides, the trail goes so cold before it reaches either of
your doors that even Rudolph the fucking Red Nosed Reindeer couldnтАЩt follow it.
Got me?тАЭ
тАЬI gotcha,тАЭ said Rolander, тАЬbut you get me, Donald. I donтАЩt care how much money
youтАЩve put into this deal and I donтАЩt care how much you stand to lose. No more
changes. This thing goes off as planned. You of all people should appreciate the
value of what IтАЩm saying. Our offshore associates are not happy with how youтАЩve
pushed up the closing.тАЭ
тАЬYou let me worry about them,тАЭ said Fawcett. тАЬIn fact, as IтАЩve said before, let me
worry about everything. All of the players are being extremely well compensated for
their participation. There is no reason for anyone to be getting jumpy. The closing